In addition he has worked on new productions at the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera (both Il Trovatore) and Covent Garden (Siegfried and Götterdämmerung). He has also directed productions for students of London's Royal College of Music and the Rose Bruford College.

Sutcliffe has translated plays and libretti from both French and German into English. He has received scholarships from the Austrian Cultural Forum and the Italian Cultural Institute. He was born in London in 1976 and studied at the Royal College of Music and Cambridge University.

Current plans include a Ring des Nibelungen production at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden.